Are You Obsessed With Facebook? [Infographic]

by Pam Dyer

Are you one of the 48% of Americans who check their social media apps in bed, during the night, or as soon as they wake up in the morning? Would you use the term “obsessed” or “addicted” to describe this behavior? The folks at SocialHype and OnlineSchools.org have compiled some compelling statistics about Facebook that detail our fixation with the platform… We’re hooked, for sure.

Takeaways:

1 in 13 people on Earth are on Facebook

71% of U.S. Web users use the platform

48% of 18- to 34-year-olds check Facebook as soon as they wake up

About 28% check Facebook on their smart phones before getting out of bed

30% of Facebook users are 35 or older

48% of young Americans said they get news about current events through Facebook

There are 10 million comments posted on Facebook every 20 minutes — that’s 500,000 comments per minute

Which of these statistics apply to you? And what do you believe is responsible for making Facebook this successful? Is Facebook an amazing way to connect or does it foment addition?

Yes, I can say I’m really obsessed with facebook and I’m finding ways on how to minimize it because it is not good to me.

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There is no doubt that Fb is one of the greatest way to conect peple. I’m on of those who check their Fb profile 2-3 times per day since I’m trying to limit myself and do not spend too much of my spare time on site.

http://twitter.com/SteveGross Stephen D. Gross

Great article! I’ll share this with my internet marketing and SEO team as well as our customers.

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What a great infographic on Facebook. I just laugh when I think of how many people check it before they even roll out of bed in the morning. Pretty amazing stuff. Thanks for passing it along!

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WOW — 57% of people talk to people more online than they do it real life…..